Not a "Sweets Person"You may be wondering what this has to do with a frosting recipe post. I promise I'm not lost and typing on the wrong blog. It is the reason I claim so boldly that this frosting is hands down The BEST frosting ever. This frosting falls into the category of experiences that have changed me as a person. For the majority of my life I was never really a "sweets person". I didn't care for candy, I hated frosting, and because I didn't like frosting it was easy to turn down cake too. The sweetest things that I enjoyed regularly were rocky road ice cream, freash homemade cookies, and chocolate pudding with whipped cream on top.

A Second ChanceMy husband on the other hand enjoys his desserts. In fact he claims that Snickers Ice Cream bars are all he needs when he feels a cold coming on to cure him. And you know what, it actually works for him! Feeling a little left out I decided to give desserts and sweets another chance. I realized I liked certain desserts but frosting was still way too sweet for me and whipped cream or pudding was the only way to go. I learned how to make my own whipped cream and how to flavor it by mixing in pureed fruits. I then piped it onto cupcakes and realized that the problem with always using whipped cream was that it melted so easily. And pudding is pudding, not really meant for looking pretty on a cupcake.

Experiences Change YouOne of my favorite quotes is from the late motivational speaker, Charlie "Tremendous" Jones. He said, "You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet and the books you read." Being an avid reader and believer in personal development I agreed 100%. But now, I'd actually like to add a little to it. "You will be the same person in five years as you are today except for the people you meet, the books you read, andthe experiences you have."

Pudding it TogetherBut then I decided to go crazy and added a box of instant pudding to my whipping cream before whipping it. Who doesn't like pudding and whipped cream right? Something amazing happened. I fell in love with frosting! It is that love that really got me interested in baking and learning how to decorate desserts. There have been many a frosting haters who have decided to give frosting a chance as a result of tasting this frosting. We don't hate frosting, we only dislike certain frostings. This frosting is the BEST and is perfect because it isn't too heavy or overly sweet. It's creamy and fluffy and because it's basically just pudding and whipped cream there are many that like to eat it by the spoonfuls. It's not straight up sugar and butter so it's okay right!? I love making a little more than I actually need so I can eat a couple of spoonfuls.

Fall in Love with FrostingAnother reason this frosting is The BEST. It goes with practically any kind of cupcake or cake flavor you can imagine. It also holds it's shape well enough to pipe onto a cupcake. It isn't exactly butter cream or royal icing though, so you wouldn't be able to pipe anything fancy like a flower. But when it tastes this good do you think I really care? If you hate frosting I dare you to go ahead and whip up a batch. Frost some cupcakes, fill a cake, or just eat it out of the bowl. Fall in love with frosting by trying this recipe out! I'd love to hear what you think.

What kinds of experiences have changed you life? Do you think you hate frosting?

Thanks Sue! I have actually frosted whole cakes with this. It's not the best frosting for actual decorating anything fancy but you can definitely frost a cake. I've only really tried chocolate pudding and it tastes like chocolate pudding so I usually like to add chocolate or cocoa powder to up the actual chocolate flavor.